Running VBScripts

VBScripts are widely used by developers as they are easily written using any text editor, such as Notepad. A VBScript file will have the .vbs extension. This file may contain just a script or some functions and functions may return a value. Automation Anywhere allows you to import a VBScript file as well as letting you write the script inline within Automation Anywhere. You can also pass parameters to a script and receive a return value. In the next sections, you will learn all about importing a script file and inline scripting. You will also learn how to pass parameters to a script and get return values from functions. We can start the walk-through by building the outline using steps and comments.

Let's start this walk-through by executing the following steps:

1. Log in to Control Room.
2. Create a new bot and call it Chapter17 – External Scripts in the folder \Bot\.
3. Add a new Comment action as "---------------------" on line 1...